CVE-2007-1266 Security feature bypass in n/a
Attackers can forge OpenPGP message contents without detection due to improper GnuPG status handling, bypassing signature verification in Evolution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2007-1266?
CVE-2007-1266 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Mar 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Evolution 2.8.1 and earlier does not properly use the --status-fd argument when invoking GnuPG, which prevents Evolution from visually distinguishing between signed and unsigned portions of OpenPGP messages with multiple components, which allows remote attackers to forge the contents of a message without detection.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-1266?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gnome Evolution.
How do I fix CVE-2007-1266?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-1266 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2007-1266 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-1266 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2007-1266, GHSA-hr5c-fh4q-4782.